302 Mr. G. M. Mathews on some 



Wagler's paper." As a synonym of Psittacus pecquetii Less. 

 (Bull, des Sci. Nat. xxv. p. 241, Juin 1831), Salvador! 

 quotes Banksianus fulgidus Lesson, Traite d'Orn. p. 181, 

 1831 (type examined). I have shown that this part of the 

 ' Traite d'Orn.' was published in 1830 ; hence a double 

 change is necessary, and the bird called Dasyptilus pecquetii 

 Lesson must bear the name 



PsiTTRICHAS FULGIDUS LcSSOU. 



I overlooked the fact that Oberholser had previously 

 noted the anterior publication of Psittrichas, but he did not 

 observe the complex of the specific name. 



However, it will be seen that recent writers on New 

 Guinea birds have overlooked both Oberholser and myself. 



Page 246. Eclectus. 



As indicated {ante, p. 299) under the name Lorius, this 

 name will displace Eclectus. I have also stated this does 

 not affect me greatly, as there is a prior Eclectis, which 

 seems in this case to endanger the name at present used. 

 Therefore it can easily be remedied by the usage of 



LORIUS. 



Page 249. Ptistes. 



As long ago as 1911 I discussed the status of the generic 

 names Aprosmictus and Ptistes in the Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. 

 p. 13. Apparently because Rothschild and Hartert over- 

 looked my review and incorrectly used Aprosmictus in the 

 Nov. Zool. vol. XX. 1913, p. 487, Ogilvie-Grant has followed 

 suit. 



Briefly the matter can be restated thus : Gould proposed 

 Aprosmictus for tivo " types "'' in 1842. Gray, in 1855, fixed 

 one of these absolutely as type. Against this action there 

 is no appeal. In 1865, Gould himself split up the two 

 species into two genera, and confusedly brought in the new 

 name Ptistes for the species Gray had determined as type of 

 Aprosmictus. This was a bad mistake, but it was accepted 

 in the Cat, Birds, though it was known to be wrong, and 

 now Ogilvie-Grant has continued the mis usage. 



